Uk outdoor growing, Which seeds?

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Jimmy the vest uk

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Im looking to get outdoors asap hopefully im not too late this year. I want to choose some seeds that are bred to be happy with the uk climate and so far im leaning towards dutch passion and there duch outdoor range.
Question is do i still have time to start with some photoperiod strains or shall i be looking into getting some autos as im a bit late?
Any suggestions on which seeds i should buy would be appreciated.
Thanks
Jimmy
 
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Jimmy the vest uk

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Rainbow Warrior said:
Hi there, I used both of these before:

https://cannabis-seeds-uk-direct.11il.com/
http://cannabis-uk.com/outdoor-seeds/

I live on Dartmoor, so super wet; Autos are best now; normal will start flowering in September as it’s beginning to turn colder = small buds.

Feel free to ask anything-in a rush right now
RW
:peace:
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Thanks for replys
Do you think i should use pots or should i go straight into the ground?
I have cleared an area which was thick with shrubbs and stinging nettles.
As far as im aware autos should be put into there final pot from start whats the deal with this? Should i just go straight from seed with tap root into the ground and try protect with chicken wire?
Thanks for help
 
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Jimmy the vest uk said:
Thanks for replys
Do you think i should use pots or should i go straight into the ground?
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Depends partly on the soil-I do a mix of pots & straight into soil with compost around it using BIOBIZZ ALL MIX. If your soil is claggy, then definitely in pots.

Go for Smart pots:
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Or air pots
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Smart pots are shallower, so better for hiding in the bushes.

Use 20 Liter pots.

Jimmy the vest uk said:
I have cleared an area which was thick with shrubbs and stinging nettles.
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U have any nettles left? Makes a great nettletea (as nutes; Autos are a tad sensitive to nutrients). Need to pick them b4 flower or though...

Jimmy the vest uk said:
As far as im aware autos should be put into there final pot from start whats the deal with this?
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I repot once, but u can go straight into final pot, but it’s more likely that u might overwater...
In the first couple of weeks just spray with water rather than using a watering can.

Jimmy the vest uk said:
Should i just go straight from seed with tap root into the ground and try protect with chicken wire?
Thanks for help
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U sprouting the seeds first I take it....
I start indoors on the window sill then go outside. Chicken wire around the pot will help keep mice away; I lost 5 babies last week to some evil mice...

RW
:peace:
 
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Jimmy the vest uk

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Rainbow Warrior said:
Depends partly on the soil-I do a mix of pots & straight into soil with compost around it using BIOBIZZ ALL MIX. If your soil is claggy, then definitely in pots.

Go for Smart pots:
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Or air pots
View attachment 4346351

Smart pots are shallower, so better for hiding in the bushes.

Use 20 Liter pots.



U have any nettles left? Makes a great nettletea (as nutes; Autos are a tad sensitive to nutrients). Need to pick them b4 flower or though...



I repot once, but u can go straight into final pot, but it’s more likely that u might overwater...
In the first couple of weeks just spray with water rather than using a watering can.



U sprouting the seeds first I take it....
I start indoors on the window sill then go outside. Chicken wire around the pot will help keep mice away; I lost 5 babies last week to some evil mice...
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Jimmy the vest uk

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Thanks for help RW
How about when we have bad rain and our soil gets drenched? If you had a few small autos out in pots how would you protect them from being overwatered? I suppose the airpots would help in this situation? After germination in the first small pot how long would you leave before repotting to your final pot or straight into the ground? I like the sound of this as i could get them up and sturdy indoors and then let them enjoy july august and september outside and hopefully That will be enough time as some autos are saying from seed to harvest in 10-12 weeks.
Thanks for getting involved RW
jimmy
 
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Jimmy the vest uk

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Rainbow Warrior said:
Depends partly on the soil-I do a mix of pots & straight into soil with compost around it using BIOBIZZ ALL MIX. If your soil is claggy, then definitely in pots.

Go for Smart pots:
View attachment 4346350

Or air pots
View attachment 4346351

Smart pots are shallower, so better for hiding in the bushes.

Use 20 Liter pots.



U have any nettles left? Makes a great nettletea (as nutes; Autos are a tad sensitive to nutrients). Need to pick them b4 flower or though...



I repot once, but u can go straight into final pot, but it’s more likely that u might overwater...
In the first couple of weeks just spray with water rather than using a watering can.



U sprouting the seeds first I take it....
I start indoors on the window sill then go outside. Chicken wire around the pot will help keep mice away; I lost 5 babies last week to some evil mice...

RW
:peace:
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Claggy soil? I have had to buy a bush cutter and have had to cut into brambles so thick that you cant see a foot into them and are over 6 foot high its really hard work! If the ground can grow such heavy thick foilage would we not expect it to provide enough for a weed plant to grow happy?
Theres thousands of stinging nettles in the area so yeah im looking to make some of that nettle tea you mentioned thanks for that, how do you make it?
 
Rainbow Warrior

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Jimmy the vest uk said:
Claggy soil? I have had to buy a bush cutter and have had to cut into brambles so thick that you cant see a foot into them and are over 6 foot high its really hard work! If the ground can grow such heavy thick foilage would we not expect it to provide enough for a weed plant to grow happy?
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Nettles and brambles grow on any soil, including water retaining soil with a high clay content. Weed on the other hand needs well draining soil. If the roots are always wet you‘ll get rootrot.
You could use the brambles as a screen.
 
Rainbow Warrior

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[QUOTE="Jimmy the vest uk, post: 14938040, member: 978918"
Theres thousands of stinging nettles in the area so yeah im looking to make some of that nettle tea you mentioned thanks for that, how do you make it?[/QUOTE]

Nettle tea:
  • Tear up the stinging nettles
    Place them in a basin or a bucket (absolutely avoid metal containers)
  • Mix with water (1 kg stinging nettles for 10 litres
  • Macerate 1 to 2 weeks, remember to mix every couple days.
  • Filter the fermented stinging nettle tea
    Only collect the liquid. Get rid of the remaining nettle pulp
  • Thin with water (10 to 20% tea-to-water ratio) and pour it on the ground as you would liquid fertilizer.

    U can also add comfrey.

    Enjoy the smell....

    RW
 
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Jimmy the vest uk

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Rainbow Warrior said:
Nettles and brambles grow on any soil, including water retaining soil with a high clay content. Weed on the other hand needs well draining soil. If the roots are always wet you‘ll get rootrot.
You could use the brambles as a screen.
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Thanks again for your help, how would you check the quality of the soil? What would you look for if you was choosing a spot to plant into the ground? Hope i havent done all this labour and its claggy ground ha ha, oh well live and learn, i would prefer to plant into the ground to avoid having pots which are obviously easier to spot but if i have to i have to, im going to search camo air pots.
 
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Jimmy the vest uk

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chadfly111 said:
real gorilla seeds,they are in the uk too
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You seen there videos on youtube? Thats what inspired me to give it a go. Dutch passion have a duckfoot strain leaves are shaped different from normal leaves, shaped like a ducks foot they do not look like cannabis until the buds form
 
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Jimmy the vest uk

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Rainbow Warrior said:
[QUOTE="Jimmy the vest uk, post: 14938040, member: 978918"
Theres thousands of stinging nettles in the area so yeah im looking to make some of that nettle tea you mentioned thanks for that, how do you make it?
Click to expand...
Nettle tea:
  • Tear up the stinging nettles
    Place them in a basin or a bucket (absolutely avoid metal containers)
  • Mix with water (1 kg stinging nettles for 10 litres
  • Macerate 1 to 2 weeks, remember to mix every couple days.
  • Filter the fermented stinging nettle tea
    Only collect the liquid. Get rid of the remaining nettle pulp
  • Thin with water (10 to 20% tea-to-water ratio) and pour it on the ground as you would liquid fertilizer.

    U can also add comfrey.

    Enjoy the smell....

    RW
[/QUOTE]
Thanks for your help your info helped me out big time. I only had to water the plants 2 times due to the luck of our weather but the fact you told me to use air pots has helped massively thankyou so much
 
J

Jimmy the vest uk

Well-Known Member
Rainbow Warrior said:
[QUOTE="Jimmy the vest uk, post: 14938040, member: 978918"
Theres thousands of stinging nettles in the area so yeah im looking to make some of that nettle tea you mentioned thanks for that, how do you make it?
Click to expand...
Nettle tea:
  • Tear up the stinging nettles
    Place them in a basin or a bucket (absolutely avoid metal containers)
  • Mix with water (1 kg stinging nettles for 10 litres
  • Macerate 1 to 2 weeks, remember to mix every couple days.
  • Filter the fermented stinging nettle tea
    Only collect the liquid. Get rid of the remaining nettle pulp
  • Thin with water (10 to 20% tea-to-water ratio) and pour it on the ground as you would liquid fertilizer.

    U can also add comfrey.

    Enjoy the smell....

    RW
[/QUOTE]
So the girls are just finishing up now but are taking longer than i expected, do you think that could be down to the amount of light were getting this time of year ?
 
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